Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 7, 2005 15:44
19 yrs ago
Turkish term
darbeci
Turkish to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
a group of people who organizes a military coup or military intervention
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +7 | coup d'etat masterminds | Alp Berker |
4 +6 | instigators of the coup | Tim Drayton |
4 | military conspiracy/military plot/putschers | Chutzpahtic (X) |
Proposed translations
+7
9 mins
Selected
coup d'etat masterminds
coup planners & organizers
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Note added at 12 mins (2005-04-07 15:56:48 GMT)
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could also be called a revolutionary etc.
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Note added at 12 mins (2005-04-07 15:56:48 GMT)
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could also be called a revolutionary etc.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
20 mins
military conspiracy/military plot/putschers
Sometimes in English, especially in academic circles, you'll hear the Saxon word, "putschers".
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Emine Fougner
3 mins
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Thanks Emine :)
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agree |
kelime
: yes, but instead of putscher I would say putschist : one who takes part in a putsch
1 hr
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Thanks Genevieve, putschist better then.
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disagree |
Özden Arıkan
: congratulations, but that's not a matter of trust or anything, just that no english dictionary, encyclopedia, or even internet search returns an english word as 'putscher'
1 hr
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disagree |
Umit Altug
: putschist is the correct word, not a "better" word, and other proposals are also wrong
6 hrs
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neutral |
YASiN DEMiRKIRAN
: Putschist is better than never :)
14 hrs
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+6
1 hr
instigators of the coup
This is how I would put it.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Özden Arıkan
: far better i guess, in a historical context like latin america or turkey, for instance
5 hrs
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agree |
Umit Altug
5 hrs
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agree |
YASiN DEMiRKIRAN
13 hrs
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agree |
1964
2 days 5 hrs
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agree |
Salih Bayram
: bu yukarıdakilerden daha iyi, kulak tırmalamıyor
2 days 6 hrs
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agree |
senin
2 days 15 hrs
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